SAVE THE DATE: All-Ireland Pollinator Plan Conference 2018

5th December 2017

‘COUNCILS: Making room for Biodiversity and the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan’ Conference planned for 6 March 2018

If you are a Local Councillor, Planner, Landscape Architect, Heritage Officer, Sustainability Officer, Biodiversity Officer or Parks and Gardens Staff, please save the date for this pollinator conference on March 6th, 2018, to take place in Athlone, Co. Westmeath.

This conference will provide training on the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan as well as an interesting line-up of guest speakers, including council staff and horticulturalists, who can offer advice on what to plant for pollinators; how to alter current mowing regimes; and road verge maintenance for pollinators. This will be an opportunity for knowledge exchange and to learn from the experiences of other pollinator project managers.

To register for this event, see http://pollinatorconference2018.eventzilla.net

The Buzz

Job opportunity - help protect farmland pollinators

2018-10-04 15:57

The National Biodiversity Data Centre's project application for Protecting Farmland Pollinators under the Dept of Agriculture's EIP Programme was successful. We are currently recruiting for a Project Manager - apply by 30th January 2019.
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2018 annual review of the Plan shows excellent progress

2018-10-04 15:57

Of the 81 actions in the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, 92% are now either complete or in train. See the 2018 annual review to find out whats happening against each action
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88% believe more needs to be done to protect Ireland's bees

2018-10-04 15:57

Survey on 1,000 adults in Ireland discovers how they feel about bees and measures that have been taken to help save them.
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The super @SaorlaKK gave a wonderful presentation on her honey research highlighting similar benefits of Heather Honey and Manuka honey at Glenveagh National Park and even found time to give the #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan a boost

Looking forward to this event in Glenveagh National Park this Saturday and discussing how everyone can help pollinators and track their actions with the
#AllIrelandPollinatorPlan To find out how you can get involved see
https://t.co/JhP6UsksNI

Thanks to @DundrumTC for letting us taste their first batch of honey! They've already taken many actions to help bees as one of the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan's business supporters https://t.co/274PBiF0mK #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan

The National Biodiversity Data Centre is an Initiative of the Heritage Council and is operated under a service level agreement by Compass Informatics. The data centre is funded by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Heritage Council.